Tim Roberts at Linfield

Tim Roberts first came to McMinnville as a Linfield College student in the mid-1960s.

He lived in Hewitt Hall. He first studied education, then shifted to the sciences, figuring that would help him get into dental school. He also played basketball in the old Riley Gym under the direction of Ted Wilson.

Wilson had his players run five miles a day. Roberts recalled running out West Second, turning onto Hill Road and eventually looping back into town — a route that was almost entirely gravel at the time.